The Road Goes On Forever chords

The Road Goes On Forever

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Verse 1:(Kris Kristofferson) 
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	Sherry was a waitress 
 
	At the only joint in town 
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	She had a reputation 
                                 
	As a girl who'd been around 
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	Down main street after midnight 
                         
	Brand new pack of cigs 
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	A fresh one hanging from her lips 
                 
	A beer between her legs 
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	She'd ride down to the river 
                          
	And meet with all her friends 
 
 
Chorus:(all together) 
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	The road goes on forever 
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	And the party never ends 
 
 
Verse 2:(Willie Nelson) 
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	Sonny was a loner 
 
	Bolder than the rest 
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	He was goin' in the Navy 
 
	But he couldn't pass the test 
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	So he hung around town 
 
	He sold a little pot 
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	The law caught wind of Sonny 
 
	One day he got caught 
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	But he was back in business 
                                 
	When they set him free again 
 
 
Chorus. 
 
 
Verse 3:(Waylon Jennings) 
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	Sonny's playin' eight ball 
 
	At the joint where Sherry works 
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	When some drunken out of towner 
 
	Put his hand up Sherry's skirt 
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	Sonny took his pool cue 
 
	Laid the drunk out on the floor 
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	Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar 
 
	Walked on out the door 
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	She's runnin' right behind him 
 
	Reachin' for his hand 
 
 
Chorus. 
 
 
Verse 4:(Johnny Cash) 
 
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	They jumped into his pick-up 
 
	Sonny jammed her down in gear 
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	Sonny looked at Sherry 
 
	Said,"Let's get out of here" 
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	The stars were high above them 
 
	The moon was in the east 
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	The sun was setting on them 
 
	When they reached Miami Beach 
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	They got a motel by the water 
 
	And a quart of Bombay Gin 
 
 
Chorus. 
 
 
Verse 5:(Kris Kristofferson) 
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	They soon ran out of money 
 
	But Sonny knew a man 
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	Who knew some Cuban refugees 
 
	Who dealt in contreband 
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	Sonny met the Cuban 
 
	In a house just off the route 
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	With a briefcase full of money 
 
	And a pistol in his boot 
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	The cards were on the table 
 
	When the law came bustin' in 
 
 
Chorus. 
 
 
Verse 6:(Willie Nelson) 
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	The Cubans grabbed the goodies 
 
	And Sonny grabbed the jack 
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	He broke the bathroom window 
 
	And climbed on out the back 
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	Sherry drove the pick-up 
 
	Through the alley on the side 
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	Where the lawman tackled Sonny 
 
	And was reading him his rights 
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	She stepped out in the alley 
 
	With a single shot four-ten 
 
 
Chorus. 
 
 
Verse 7:(Waylon Jennings) 
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	They left the lawman dyin' 
 
	They made their get away 
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	Got back to the motel 
 
	Just before the break of day 
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	Sonny gave her all the money 
 
	And he blew a little kiss 
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	If they ask you how this happened 
 
	Say i forced you into this 
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	She watched him as his tail lights 
 
	Disappeared around the bend 
 
 
Chorus. 
 
 
Verse 8:(Johnny Cash) 
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	There's main street after midnight 
 
	Just like it was before 
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	Twenty-one months later 
 
	At the local grocery store 
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	Sherry buys a paper 
 
	And a cold six pack of beer 
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	The headlines read that Sonny 
 
	Is going to the chair 
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	She pulls back onto main street 
 
	In her new Mercedes-Benz 
 
 
Chorus. 
 
 
 
 
 

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